Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-02-10

town, in this county, was robbed OF fifteen
pieces of meat. Valley Reytster
We cannot say too much il praise of DR..
Bulls Baby Syrup; it is the best remedy for
the cure of al diseases bubyhood has to en-
counter % cts.
MISSIONARY CoNvENTIoN.-A Missionary
Convention will lie held IN the Trinity Re.
formed Church, this place, on Friday, Feb,
II, 1887. We give the programme as follows:
$50 a. m.-Ohjcct 1.-The Missionary
Idea Its ORR in and Development. Rev
ID. A. Soudcrs.
2-The demands Of the Foreign Field
Rev. 4. s. Weber.
Supt Rev. A. G. Whitmer,
l:3O p. m Motive 1.-The Missionary
Spirit What it is, How to cultivate it,
Rev. Conrad Clever
2--MiSsionary lntclligcncc-Why shall !
give my money or consccrate my son to
mission work :-Supt. Rev. 4. c. Whit
ntr
3-Thc needs of the Reformed Church,
Rev. J. W. Sanlcc, D ID.
6:3O y. m Method. The Gospel Mis-.
sionary acknowledgement by the
Apostles, practicc'l by the early Church,
Rev. II. D,tzltr.
BLOW shall Synods, Clnsscs. Ministers,
and congregations attain TO the full meas.
urr Of their possibilities. - Rev S. NJ Hrnch.
3-Thc plans of the Reformed Church -
The benefits of Organic ,lon and General
o.opcration.-Snpt. Rev A. G. Whilmcr.
Rev A. T. Stoncr, Pastor.
TIE CorNTY PRtSTING.--Our cstecMcd
ncighbor the Ciarion, in its timely s1gges
! tions made last week TO the County Com
misSioncrs regarding the publication of the
County Statement seems to us t. overlook
the directions of the law or laws under
which that bOly acts. But
when all is said the County Commissioners
are not tied down to arbitrary restrictions in
! the face of right and justice, but have Ger
taid rights in their discretion to promote the
interests of their constituents to the best adj
vantage We think t'a, estimating the Nv
cragc costs of their printing, one year with
another, they could arrange an average basis
! upon which they could serve the people
| through their home publications, 50 that
! justice would be done on all sides, go Chr.m
cl-
/ 1t will I've evident after having rod the
above, that we did not ne css,rilv, "ovcrlooh
! the directions Of the law for we said no
above paragraphs We did MT overlook
the law, but founded our remarks upon the
equity Of the case. For five years Of our
connection with THE CLARION, Board, Of
County Commissioners as we'll qualified to
Judge of the laws demands ~ tn more re-
cent ones, found it witnin the scope of their
discretion to recognize lhc country press as
being lcgtmptcly or at least, rqniahly 60
equal and cn.cNislcnt members Of tie Coun
/ tv Press and rs such, in varying proportions,
nit ed To pay for services rendered.
1t is useless 10 attempt to disguise the fact
that now the rural newspaper is assumed To
hc but Il sort oihanGrr on. super srrvircahic,
and without pthrr claim than such rs is aC
corded n long lis, of citizens in the "pension
cr" cxhh;, of the innuaI Statement.
Onr year ago We were offered onC cent
each for every paper sen, out of this office
in one issue, to enclose herewith the advcr
,iscmcnt If the County Statement. At that
time 1t would have amounted to a few cents
/ more than six dollars, had one Of our mcr-
chants approached us with like proposi-
ton il would have been declined al we
shall n }, do work for the county At II lower
rate than we do commyrrinl business. We
declined it, What other publishers 10, neel
no, concern us, but the assumption that
! The CLARION is, in the matter Of It's advcr.
, Using rates, subject to OUTSIDE, rule is paste
board house aud will fall. The rural press
to-day reaches thousands of homes in this
county; it is as much part of the county
rrcrs as is the city wing; it is as ably edited,
rs closely read, NJ heartily supported and rs
/ y,
tnc several loo llics, the local newspaper
out weighs beyond comparison, in influence,
the remainder combined; it in many matters
I leads and directs and it would require very
/ much more conrelt than EVEN the newspaper
/ man is expected 10 have, for any one, or
even wo, newspapers to lay claim to the
directing OF paic opinion generally III the
! county.
+ The CLARION is not only an integral and
independent part OF the County Press, Int is
also recognized as being an essential, and
Indispensable local institution, having duties
TO perform, rights 10 demand and few flyors
to ask.
/ When cur county officers come to rccog
! nizc TIE CLARION rs occupying such Il po-
! .,ii,n it will do business with them in u
highly proper and satisfactory manner.
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